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Net Neutrality means treating all information flow on the internet equally without discrimination say between data packets that facilitate VoIP (voice over internet protocol) or video streaming etc. From the early days of internet, it has been regarded as a democratic platform that cuts across artificial boundaries of nations, cultures and ideologies. How accurate that description stands today in respect to access to internet (computer terminals and reliable internet connection) is a matter of debate that occupies the central space in arguments related to Net Neutrality.
We should clearly delineate between two different strands/issues of Net Neutrality debate - one that’s central to nations like US and those of Europe where high penetration of internet and the need to keep it neutral vis a vis attempts by service providers to split information highways between big corporations like Youtube (Google), Netflix and the average website.
The other strand is what we in India are debating - the need to balance openness of Internet with a need to ensure access to internet. Given that the penetration in India is a mere 19% (compared to over 90% in developed nations), the access question is not a trivial one. The data also refers to the fact that over 50% of these users access internet via Mobiles - an important development that should inform our Policy formulation accordingly.
There are 3 issues that we in India ought to ponder on -
The Government of India should treat the larger debate as an opportunity to revamp the whole Telecom sector - by opening up licenses to encourage competition, dialing back artificially low prices for telecom services and creating a legislation that mandates openness with greater access. The private sector should be co-opted in the Digital India effort by giving them an incentive to earn profits in area where there is high penetration (telephone services) - rather than trying to skim off revenues from OTTs or mobile internet, both of which will suffer from overcharging at nascent stage. The role of public sector like BSNL can then be to provide low cost access to internet to people.
An open internet can provide the decisive push for an increasingly digital economy by leveraging the vast potential of resources India has to offer.
By: Navdeep Jakhar ProfileResourcesReport error
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